Career Development Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,067
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
LynnAnne Vesper
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
In Progress
Start Date
December 2018
End Date
May 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Lake
Lake
Project Overview

Career Development Grant

Project Details

Kantele building project.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,067
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,933
Direct expenses
$3,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Construct ten kanteles which will be used for instructional purposes in the future. Exhibit these instruments in Ely. Completion of five five-string and five ten-string kanteles. Completion of exhibit in the artist's hometown.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
LynnAnne
Last Name
Vesper
Organization Name
LynnAnne Vesper
State
MN
Phone
(218) 235-8210
Email
kantelemaker@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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Location


332 West Superior Street, Suite 204
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
(218) 722-0952
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